ABS issues Marine Fuel Oil advisory to help owners prepare for 2020
JUNE 8, 2018 — A recent informal poll by ABS found 53 percent of shipowners and operators saying that their fleets were not yet ready to meet IMO’s upcoming 2020 global sulfur
JUNE 8, 2018 — A recent informal poll by ABS found 53 percent of shipowners and operators saying that their fleets were not yet ready to meet IMO’s upcoming 2020 global sulfur
JUNE 7, 2018 — Classification society DNV GL is to release its first cyber security class notations. Announced at the Posidonia trade show today, the notations – Cyber secure – will be
JUNE 6, 2018 — How big can LNG-fueled bulk carriers get? Lloyd’s Register and China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (SWS) are to jointly develop a 210,000 dwt LNG dual-fueled Newcastlemax bulker
JUNE 3, 2018 — Classification society ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai) has released its “Guidelines for Concept Design of Automated Operation/ Autonomous Operation of Ships.” The guidelines incorporate basic elements of concept design
MAY 29, 2018 — Maersk Line selected classification society ABS to lead a recent workshop to identify and evaluate potential hazards posed on containerships from stowage of dangerous cargoes. The workshop assembled
MAY 17, 2018 — The Canadian Coast Guard has awarded classification society ABS a contract to provide classification and certification services for its existing fleet of 114 vessels and future vessel acquisitions.
APRIL 30, 2018 — Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) says that installation of a rotor sail on the LNG-fueled ferry Viking Grace (see earlier story) was carried out with LR approval of
APRIL 18, 2018 — “Despite a year of continued market pressures and widespread change in everything from global economics, industry fundamentals, technology advancements and regulatory expectations, we held our own and delivered
APRIL 17, 2018 — A new white paper from classification society DNV GL is intended to help the shipping industry prepare for the Global Sulfur Cap on marine fuels set to come
APRIL 9, 2018 — Classification society ABS is engaged in a two-year project with the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) to deliver the industry’s first bow-to-stern Condition-based Class asset management program.